
Careers
We seek passion and excellence
Our mission is to develop advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We need to complete one of the most ambitious engineering projects on the face of the planet. To succeed in our mission, we hire dedicated, fully focused, and out-of-the-box thinking employees.
If you are a master problem solver and are willing to do whatever it takes to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, we want you at The Ocean Cleanup.
Our cultural philosophy
DEDICATED TO OUR MISSION
We put our mission first, set challenging ambitions, and persevere where any normal person would have long given up on a quest to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.
DRIVE FOR IMPROVEMENT
To innovate through uncharted waters, we transparently discuss issues, challenge each other, and approach failures as Unscheduled Learning Opportunities.
DELIVERING IMPACT
Through pragmatic, focused, and disciplined execution, we work to maximize plastic collection and put ourselves out of business as fast as possible.
DOING TOGETHER
This problem is too big for anyone to solve alone, so it’s important to trust and build on each other and our partners. We celebrate team wins and have fun while we’re at it!
Job openings
- Partnership Manager Senior Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Head of PR & Media Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Copywriter Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Community Manager Interviews started Rotterdam, Netherlands
- HR Business Partner Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Office Manager Fulfilled Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Materials Engineer Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- R&D Engineer Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Project Manager – River Deployment projects Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Project Engineer Electronics & Instrumentation Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Program Coordinator Catch Management Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Project Engineer Junior Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Hydro Engineer Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Supply Chain Coordinator Junior Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- HR Assistant Fulfilled Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Waste Manager Junior Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Internship – Ocean Plastic Recycling Fulfilled Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Volunteers for Citizen Science project Open Global
- Open Application Open Rotterdam, Netherlands
Need a few good reasons to join the team?
- See your work getting implemented within months of initial design
- Work on cutting-edge engineering, modeling, and plastic pollution research.
- Be part of a driven group of experts, who see the “impossible” as temporary.
- Play a key role in launching the largest cleanup in history.

We bring the Silicon Valley culture to the Netherlands
- Build, break, learn, and repeat: we iterate fast and continuously
- We work anywhere, anytime.
- Personal accountability is our culture (no time sheets or fixed number of holidays)
- From (free) team lunches, to drinks on the terrace, to ping pong – we work hard, but we also enjoy downtime

The crew
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Boyan Slat
CEO and Founder -
Jacob Fonteijne
Managing Director -
Lonneke Holierhoek
Rivers Director -
Henk van Dalen
Director Ocean -
Joy Gao
Finance Director -
Alex Mills
Operations Manager -
Ana Alejandra Leal Lara
Environmental Coordinator -
André Vollering
Data Scientist -
Andriarimina Rakotonirina
Computational Modelling Specialist -
Angela Osorio
Waste Manager Specialist -
Anne Raangs
Operations Manager -
Arjen Tjallema
Head of Technology Ocean -
Bastiaan Dubois
Business Development Manager -
Ben Mallett
Sorting and Recycling Manager -
Bruno Sainte-Rose
Lead Computational Modeler Specialist -
Caroline Leclerc
Business Development Manager EMEA -
Cesar Maldonado
Operations Manager Junior -
Charlotte de Jong
Execution Partnership Junior -
Chris Reichard
Project Engineer Senior -
Christian Cocca
Testing Manager -
Cyril Girardeaux
Project Manager Senior -
Dan van der Kooy
Senior Video Producer -
Daniella Kern
Legal Coordinator -
David Higgins
River Surveyor Engineer -
Deborah Koskela
Project Engineer Senior -
Demi Bartels
Supply Chain Coordinator Junior -
Don Kemler
Operations Manager Senior -
Dorine Poelhekke
Business Development Manager -
Elisabeth Thiemann
Funding Analyst -
Ellen Hoogland
Legal Counsel Senior -
Emma Brussen
Community Manager -
Erika Träskvik
Sr. Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Manager -
Eva Snijder
Material Development Manager -
Fedde Poppenk
Project Engineer Senior -
Femke Hoes
Finance Coordinator -
Florent Beauverd
Head of Creative and Documentary Productions -
Francesco Ferrari
Environmental Manager Sr -
Gabriela Varela Clavijo
Program Manager Ocean -
Glen Kissack
Operations Manager -
Grégoire Simon
Project Engineer Rivers Junior -
Helen Wolter
Plastic Lab Scientist -
Ilse Niessen
Environmental Assistant -
Irina Novikova
Business Development Manager -
Jasper van Eijk
Project Engineer Senior -
Joel Jansen
Head of Offshore Project -
Jolanda Dubois
Finance Coordinator -
Joost Dubois
Director Communications (LT) -
Josee Meiners
HR & Facility Director (LT) -
Julius Lein
Offshore Operations Manager -
Karen Shepherd
Executive Assistant -
Laurent Lebreton
Head of Research -
Leonard Sprik
Head of Major Donor Relations and Philanthropy -
Letícia Abreu Passos de Souza
Legal Counsel Senior -
Linda Upeniece
HR & Payroll Coordinator -
Maarten van Berkel
Head of IT & Data (LT) -
Maggie Lund
Business Development Manager China & Philippines -
Manon Ait Amrouche
Project Engineer Senior -
Martin Gonzalez Jimenez
R&D Engineer Senior -
Mathieu Feisthauer
Head of Project Management -
Matthias Egger
Ocean Scientist -
Max Garstman
HR Assistant -
Michelle Tishler
Head of Environmental Affairs -
Nadira Cader
Legal Assistant -
Nisha Bakker
Partnerships Director (LT) -
Onno van de Sande
Integrated River Solutions Director -
Peter Wiersum
Program Manager Communications -
Reijnder de Feijter
Project Engineer Senior -
Renata Correia
River Surveyor Engineer Senior -
Robin de Vries
Geospatial Analyst -
Rutger de Witt Wijnen
General Counsel (LT) -
Ryan du Plessis
Senior Financial Accountant -
Sascha Kraayenbrink
Executive Asssistant -
Sjoerd Drenkelford
Project Engineer Senior -
Stella van den Berg
Catch Management Director (LT) -
Stephanie Lermen Mendonça
Business Developer for LATAM -
Steven Bink
IT Manager -
Stijn Pinson
River Data Scientist -
Thaine Herman Assumpcao
River Survey Engineer Junior -
Thomas Mani
River Field Scientist Specialist -
Thorson Wegener
Operations Manager -
Tilo Kauerhoff
Project Engineer Medior -
Valentina Marinelic
Creative Content Producer -
Viktorija Gaizutyte
Social Media Manager -
Yannick Pham
Computational Modeler
International crew
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Netherlands 44 members from this country
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Australia 2 members from this country
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United Kingdom 8 members from this country
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France 9 members from this country
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Mexico 1 member from this country
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Madagascar 1 member from this country
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Colombia 1 member from this country
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Belgium 2 members from this country
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United States 6 members from this country
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Italy 3 members from this country
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Sri Lanka 1 member from this country
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Ireland 3 members from this country
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Germany 6 members from this country
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Canada 2 members from this country
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Finland 1 member from this country
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Portugal 1 member from this country
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Switzerland 3 members from this country
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Ecuador 1 member from this country
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Spain 1 member from this country
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Russian Federation 1 member from this country
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Brazil 5 members from this country
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Latvia 1 member from this country
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China 1 member from this country
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Hungary 1 member from this country
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South Africa 1 member from this country
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Bulgaria 1 member from this country
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Austria 1 member from this country
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Lithuania 1 member from this country
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